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From Invitation to Provocation: “Holy Cruelty” as Christian Mission in Ninth-Century Córdoba

From Invitation to Provocation: “Holy Cruelty” as Christian Mission in Ninth-Century Córdoba Ninth-century treatises written by Eulogius (d. 859) and Paulus Alvarus (fl. ninth century) have been studied in some detail for their anti-Muslim rhetoric and for what they have to say about a group of ninth-century martyrs killed in Córdoba, Spain. Less attention is given to how the authors pair their views of Christian mission with what one of them refers to as “holy cruelty”. With this in mind, this study examines how Eulogius’ construction of Islam as a Christian heresy informed his view of mission. Building off of this, we will also examine how Alvarus saw his notion of hatred for the enemies of God as a justified means for engaging Muslims. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean Taylor & Francis

From Invitation to Provocation: “Holy Cruelty” as Christian Mission in Ninth-Century Córdoba

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From Invitation to Provocation: “Holy Cruelty” as Christian Mission in Ninth-Century Córdoba

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Ninth-century treatises written by Eulogius (d. 859) and Paulus Alvarus (fl. ninth century) have been studied in some detail for their anti-Muslim rhetoric and for what they have to say about a group of ninth-century martyrs killed in Córdoba, Spain. Less attention is given to how the authors pair their views of Christian mission with what one of them refers to as “holy cruelty”. With this in mind, this study examines how Eulogius’ construction of Islam as a...
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10.1080/09503110.2012.655581
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Ninth-century treatises written by Eulogius (d. 859) and Paulus Alvarus (fl. ninth century) have been studied in some detail for their anti-Muslim rhetoric and for what they have to say about a group of ninth-century martyrs killed in Córdoba, Spain. Less attention is given to how the authors pair their views of Christian mission with what one of them refers to as “holy cruelty”. With this in mind, this study examines how Eulogius’ construction of Islam as a Christian heresy informed his view of mission. Building off of this, we will also examine how Alvarus saw his notion of hatred for the enemies of God as a justified means for engaging Muslims.

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Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean – Taylor & Francis

Published: Apr 1, 2012

Keywords: al-Andalus – Christian community; Córdoba; Spain – martyrs (851–859); Eulogius, author; Heresy; Islam – as Christian heresy; Islam – relations with Christianity; Martyrdom; Mission; Paulus Alvarus, author

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